Papua New Guinea vs USSR: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score

Papua New Guinea
2
in 2018
USSR
2
in 1991
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
USSR rank
84th

Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • USSR
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in USSR, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 84th and USSR ranks 84th of 167 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea USSR Difference Ahead
1970s 2 1 1 Papua New Guinea
1980s 2 1 1 Papua New Guinea
1990s 2 2 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of executive recruitment score, Papua New Guinea or USSR?
Papua New Guinea, at 2 against 2 in USSR as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of executive recruitment score between Papua New Guinea and USSR?
0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and USSR?
17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1991.
How do Papua New Guinea and USSR rank globally for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
Papua New Guinea ranks 84th and USSR ranks 84th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which executive recruitment is competitive. It ranges from executive power being seized (score of 0), over the executive being selected by elites (score of 1), and dual selection-election or transitional arrangements (score of 2), to the executive being elected (score of 4).